The Namibia Cricket Board, known commercially as Cricket Namibia, is the official governing body of the sport of

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Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

. Its current headquarters is in

Windhoek Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 20 ...

. Cricket Namibia is Namibia's representative at the

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and has been an Associate Member of that body since 1992. It is also a Member of the African Cricket Association.

History

Board Members

President - Dr Rudie van Vuuren Vice President - Mr Polly Negongo Member - Mr Daneel van der Walt Member - Mr Andre Snyman Member - Mrs Hester Khan Member - Mr Deon Kotze CEO of Cricket Namibia - Mr Peter Forster Operations Manager - Mr John Heynes

Domestic leagues

Three Ships Premier League (50 overs & T20) CCD I (Centre of Cricket Development) United I Wanderers I Welwitschia WHSOBCC (Windhoek High School Old Boy's Cricket Club) Three Ships 1st Division League Central (40 overs & T20) CCD II United II Wanderers II WHSOBCC II WHSOBCC V Gobabis 1st XI Zebra 1 Mariental Three Ships 1st Division League Coastal (40 overs & T20) Blue Waters JCCA Sparta Swakopmund 1 Swakopmund 2 Three Ships 2nd Division League Coastal CCD 3 WHSOBCC 3 Zebra 2 Mariental 2 Otjiwarongo Oranjemund Oshiponga NDF Green Mambas Women's cricket teams Zebra Blue Waters Sparta WHS Pro-Ed

Grounds

Defence Force Ground Defence Force Ground is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1988 when the South African Defence Force played Boland in a first-class match. At the time Namibia was known as South West Africa an ...

References

Trans Namib Ground Trans Namib Ground (also known as the Centre for Cricket Development Ground) is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1998 when a Windhoek Select XI played Denmark. The ground held its first List ...

United Ground, Windhoek United Ground also known as TrustCo United Sports Field is a cricket ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1990 when Namibia played the Netherlands. The ground held its first List A match in the 2001/02 6 N ...

Wanderers Cricket Ground

Windhoek High School Windhoek High School (WHS) is a secondary school in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. Popularly known as ‘’The Blue School’’, it was founded on 5 February 1917, making it one of the oldest existing schools in the country. Currently, WHS is ...

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Sparta Cricket Ground Sparta Cricket Club Ground, also known as the Sparta Recreational Club, is a cricket ground in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The first recorded match on the ground was in the 1993/94 cricket season. It hosted its first first-class cricket match on 15 Oct ...

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Walvis Bay Cricket Oval

Swakopmund Vineta Cricket Field Swakopmund (german: Mouth of the Swakop) is a city on the coast of western Namibia, west of the Namibian capital Windhoek via the B2 main road. It is the capital of the Erongo administrative district. The town has 44,725 inhabitants and covers ...

External links

Official site of Namibia Cricket Board

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